Samuel Reshevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-USA telex · 1955 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event URS-USA telex
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D49)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/2k3p1/5p2/P3p2p/n1r5/4B3/1P3PPP/3K4 w - - 6 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.e4 c5
  10. 10.e5 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxb5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 axb5
  13. 13.Qf3 Qa5+
  14. 14.Ke2 Bd6
  15. 15.Qc6+ Ke7
  16. 16.Bd2 b4
  17. 17.Qxd6+ Kxd6
  18. 18.Nc4+ Kd7
  19. 19.Nxa5 Rxa5
  20. 20.Rhc1 Ba6
  21. 21.Bxa6 Rxa6
  22. 22.Rc4 Nd5
  23. 23.Rxd4 Rb8
  24. 24.Kd3 h5
  25. 25.Kc4 b3
  26. 26.a4 Rc6+
  27. 27.Kd3 Rc2
  28. 28.Rb1 Rbc8
  29. 29.a5 R8c6
  30. 30.Ke2 Rd6
  31. 31.Ke1 Nc7
  32. 32.Rxd6+ Kxd6
  33. 33.Bc3 f6
  34. 34.Ra1 Na6
  35. 35.Ra3 Kc7
  36. 36.Rxb3 Nc5
  37. 37.Rb5 Na4
  38. 38.Bd4 e5
  39. 39.Kd1 Rc4
  40. 40.Be3 Kc6
  41. 41.Rb8 Kc7

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